The Rowing Toolbox - Take Your Rowing from Wobbles to World Champs!
Congratulations on finding this resource! It is an interactive tool aimed at collecting and sharing knowledge and information about the many aspects of rowing. There is content here catering from the novice rower to the elite athlete, and everything in-between. Most importantly, it depends on your input to grow and develop - so please join in and start contributing!
Keen to get involved but not sure how to start posting? Simply create a wikispaces account (this only takes a minute or two), and then press 'Edit' on the page you'd like to contribute to, and voila - you're away! Still confused? More help can be found here.
(Background image for wiki taken by Casey Cobb, UWABC Hydrobrake Training, September 2010) An Introduction To Rowing - what is this sport that crazy people get up at 5:30am for? Before You Start - information you need to know before you start rowing. Technique - from the basics of the rowing stroke through to the finer points. Fitness - fitness plans and workouts. Weights - increase your strength and power! Training Drills - A collection of various drills and the technique aspects that they target. Terminology/Lingo - some of the strange words we use in rowing, and what they mean. The Viewing Room - A collection of multimedia resources (predominantly video embeds) with discussions about the aspects of rowing demonstrated. Contributors - see who has been contributing, and introduce yourself here! Other Rowing Sites - external links that may be helpful.
Feedback- your comments and constructive feedback are appreciated, and will help us improve this wiki!
Questions and FAQ - Need clarification on something? Ask here, or check to see if someone else has already asked the same thing in the FAQ.
Don't forget the Discussion tab on each page - sometimes it may be more appropriate to post comments, questions, suggestions, or feedback in these sections.
(Jon Fravel, “Rowing” October 29, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution) (Poll created by Geoff Abbot using SurveyGizmo 3.0)
Congratulations on finding this resource! It is an interactive tool aimed at collecting and sharing knowledge and information about the many aspects of rowing. There is content here catering from the novice rower to the elite athlete, and everything in-between. Most importantly, it depends on your input to grow and develop - so please join in and start contributing!
Keen to get involved but not sure how to start posting? Simply create a wikispaces account (this only takes a minute or two), and then press 'Edit' on the page you'd like to contribute to, and voila - you're away! Still confused? More help can be found here.
(Background image for wiki taken by Casey Cobb, UWABC Hydrobrake Training, September 2010)
An Introduction To Rowing - what is this sport that crazy people get up at 5:30am for?
Before You Start - information you need to know before you start rowing.
Technique - from the basics of the rowing stroke through to the finer points.
Fitness - fitness plans and workouts.
Weights - increase your strength and power!
Training Drills - A collection of various drills and the technique aspects that they target.
Terminology/Lingo - some of the strange words we use in rowing, and what they mean.
The Viewing Room - A collection of multimedia resources (predominantly video embeds) with discussions about the aspects of rowing demonstrated.
Contributors - see who has been contributing, and introduce yourself here!
Other Rowing Sites - external links that may be helpful.
Feedback- your comments and constructive feedback are appreciated, and will help us improve this wiki!
Questions and FAQ - Need clarification on something? Ask here, or check to see if someone else has already asked the same thing in the FAQ.
Don't forget the Discussion tab on each page - sometimes it may be more appropriate to post comments, questions, suggestions, or feedback in these sections.
(Poll created by Geoff Abbot using SurveyGizmo 3.0)